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MBABANE – THE Premier League of Eswatini executive committee has taken a final resolution that there will be no out-of-court settlement deal with their former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Simanga Nhleko, this publication can exclusively reveal.

This publication has reliably gathered that in their meeting this week, three members of the executive committee voted that the matter be left for the court to decide, dismissing the suggestion by the Board of Governors that Nhleko be engaged about an out-of-court settlement offer.

The three members that are said to have voted against the out-of-court settlement deal comprise PLE Chairman Peter ‘Touch’ Magagula, Manzini Sea Birds’ Sicelo Mkhonta and Manzini Wanderers’ Chairman Bongani ‘Bhanyaza’ Mdluli. For the record, Nhleko has taken the organisation to court for unfair dismissal after his contract was abruptly terminated by the organisation. The CEO is now only seeking compensation but reinstatement to his position, according to his court papers filed in court.

When contacted on the issue, PLE Chairman ‘Touch’ confirmed that a stand had been taken that this matter would not be discussed outside the perimeters of court, meaning that the out-of-court settlement deal had been thrown out of the window. This leaves Nhleko with no option but to fight his legal battle with the organisation in court.

“Yes, we had an executive meeting this weekend where the resolution was that the issue of our former CEO be left to the court to decide. This therefore means there will be no out-of-court settlement talks as suggested before. We will allow the court process to finish its work and take it from there,” Magagula said briefly. The PLE is currently without a CEO after the departure of Nhleko, with most of the work left in the hands of Chief Operations Officer (COO) Pat Vilakati.

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